An Indian Woman Has Tragically Passed Away Following A Routine Hip Replacement Surgery

An Indian expatriate has passed away due to complications allegedly arising following a hip replacement surgery.

The surgery took place at Al Zahra Hospital, a private hospital with the Chief Executive Officer, Mohayem Abdelghany, of the hospital issuing a statement which reports that the incident is being dealt with as per the hospital, DHA (Dubai Health Authority) and JCI (Joint Commission International) guidelines, whilst keeping the patient’s family updated.

The patient was a mother of two and a chef at her own speciality grocery store “Betty’s Cake Tales”

Betty Rita Fernandes, 42, was a mother of two, had a congenital issue and her hip was slightly displaced when she was born, as reported by Gulf News. She was admitted on May 9th for a two hour hip replacement surgery, during which she developed complications, despite being cleared during pre-surgery checks.

Doctors requested to perform a second surgery with a vascular and general surgeon, due to internal bleeding, however Mrs. Fernandes passed later in the evening.

The Indian media has been following up on the case

The hospital has launched an independent review of the case

Following a complaint filed by the the husband of the patient, CEO of Health Regulation Sector, Marwan Al Mulla said, “The case is currently under investigation. The DHA looks into every single case of alleged negligence and/or malpractice stringently. The Health Regulation Sector follows due process in line with international standards to investigate such cases, where a committee of subject matter experts is formed to investigate the case. Deemed action is taken according to the merit of each case.”

The hospital has reportedly launched an “independent review” of the case as well.